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Yamaguchi's Meiji era sites added to World Heritage list
- 2015/07/19
- 02:37
The Unesco World Heritage Committee decided to add the "Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution" to the World Cultural Heritage list.Unesco decides to add Japan's Meiji sites to World Heritage list (http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1317)These include Yamaguchi's 5 sites: Hagi Castle Town, Shokasonjuku Academy, Oitayama-tatara iron smelting works, Ebisugahana shipyard and Hagi reverberatory furn...
How to get to Yamaguchi Prefecture
- 2012/05/26
- 23:25
Click on the map to enlargeBy Air (Fastest way to Yamaguchi from most countries abroad)There are lots of airports in and around Yamaguchi Prefecture.Yamaguchi Ube Airport and Iwakuni Airport(WILL BE AVAILABLE IN DECEMBER 2012) are rather small but have regular flights from Haneda International Airport in Tokyo. Kitakyushu airport and Fukuoka airport, which are easily accessible from Yamaguchi Pref...
About Yamaguchi Prefecture
- 2000/03/31
- 23:26
Yamaguchi Prefecture is one of the 47 prefectures in Japan, located in the westernmost part of Honshu, the country's main island.This location has led to it's being the gateway to Korean Peninsula and China, which had strong influence on ancient Japan. In the medieval times, the Ouchi clan dominated the region and constructed Yamaguchi City, (which is the origin of the current prefectural name,) w...
Iwakuni Townscapes
- 2000/03/30
- 04:16
Iwakuni TownscapesThese pictures are my favorite townscapes of IWAKUNI.Iwakuni is a small city near Hiroshima. Its most famous landmark is "Kintai Bridge." There are many beautiful parks, flowers and buildings around the wooden bridge with five elegant arches.Iwakuni is also famous for its Renkons(Lotus Roots).Try "Renkon Burger" served at a cafe close to Iwakuni Station.I hope you like this video...
About me
- 2000/03/18
- 17:00
Hello world! I'm interested in small and cozy towns around Japan and Europe, where I can learn its local tradition and history. I was brought up in big cities such as Osaka and Tokyo, but determined to move to Yamaguchi on graduating from university, because I was attracted by its great variety of fascinating towns in Yamaguchi. This blog is kind of my commentaries on off the beaten track of immig...
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